Area of scientific involvement
- behavioural ecology
- eco-toxicology
- conservation of bird
- foraging of seabird
- invasive birds species
- conflict between birds, power lines and wind mills
- control of rats and other predators around bird colonies
- honest signals, oxidative stress and carotenoid-dependent characters
Technical expertises
- Animal tracking: GPS-, GLS- and VHF-based studies with several bird species
- Animal trapping: small mammals trapping, remotely activated traps for birds, mist-nets
- Physiology studies: collection of organic samples (blood, tissue, morphological measurements)
- Molecular studies: PCR, genetical analysis, oxidative stress analysis
- Web services: set up of remotely-controlled webcam systems, web sites dedicated to wildlife monitoring
- Video systems: on-site installation of automated systems for monitoring nests & burrows, protection of sensitive sites
- Population studies: monitoring of nest boxes, bird ringing, collection of history data on reproductive performance,
long time series, IRD technologies: microchip for tagging small animals
